Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 16, 2021, 1:44 PM CST (19:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-16 19:44:10 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.113° N, 98.031° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
97

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.26 km ENE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.87 km S of Putnam, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.010 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 8
  14. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.13 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.54 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.77 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  25. 3.66 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 13
  26. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 4.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 320
  30. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.05 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 9
  33. 2.26 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  34. 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.15 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.16 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.83 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.05 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 3.46 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 8
  48. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.86 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.713 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.66 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.77 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.62 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021bcxp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.